Child Care Programs in Fairfax County

Help for New Residents Searching for Child Care

Based on Census figures, about 75,000 people will move into Fairfax
County this year – including about 5,000 young children. More
newcomers will move into the county during the summer than at any other
time of the year. Families who are new to the community can call the
Fairfax County Office for Children for help with finding child care:
703-449-8484.

Families can also search for child care on the Office for Children’s
website, which has a database of more
than 500 Fairfax County child care centers and more than 2,300 family
child care providers who have a state license or a county permit to care
for children in their homes.

"Child care" is one of the most-searched terms on Fairfax County
government’s website. On the Office for Children’s website, there are
typically more than 2,000 searches for child care each month. Last
August – not only a summer month when lots of new people move into the
county, but also the month when more
babies are born in Fairfax County than any other month of the year –
there were more than 2,370 searches for child care on the Office for
Children’s website.

"Our website helps parents know what to
look for when they're deciding on child care programs for their
children," Twohie says.

For help with finding child care programs with current permits or
licenses, call the Office for Children at 703-449-8484, or check the website.